महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-75, verse-7

तत उग्रं तपस्तप्त्वा वसिष्ठो ब्रह्मवित्तमः ।
रक्षांस्यपावधीत्तत्र पन्थानं चाप्यविन्दत ॥७॥

7. tata ugraṁ tapastaptvā vasiṣṭho brahmavittamaḥ ,
rakṣāṁsyapāvadhīttatra panthānaṁ cāpyavindata.

7. tataḥ ugram tapaḥ taptvā vasiṣṭhaḥ brahmavittamaḥ
rakṣāṃsi apāvadhīt tatra panthānam ca api avindata

7. tataḥ brahmavittamaḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ ugram tapaḥ taptvā
tatra rakṣāṃsi apāvadhīt ca panthānam api avindata

7. Thereafter, Vasiṣṭha, who was the foremost among those who know Brahman (brahman), having performed intense asceticism (tapas), destroyed the Rākṣasas there and also discovered the path.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• उग्रम् (ugram) - severe, intense, fierce

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, asceticism

• तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed (austerity), having heated

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• ब्रह्मवित्तमः (brahmavittamaḥ) - the best knower of Brahman

• रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - Rākṣasas, demons

• अपावधीत् (apāvadhīt) - he killed, destroyed

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अविन्दत (avindata) - he found, obtained

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

indeclinable formed from `tad` with the suffix `-tas`

उग्रम् (ugram) - severe, intense, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, severe, terrible, mighty

Note: Qualifies `tapaḥ`.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, asceticism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, pain, penance, austerity, asceticism

root `tap` (to heat, suffer) + `as` suffix

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of `taptvā`.

तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed (austerity), having heated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity) with suffix `ktvā`

Root: tap (class 1)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ब्रह्मवित्तमः (brahmavittamaḥ) - the best knower of Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmavittama

brahmavittama - best among the knowers of Brahman

superlative of `brahmavid`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vid+tama)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, sacred knowledge, sacred utterance
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knowing, understanding; a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  from root `vid` (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  superlative suffix added to adjectives

Note: Qualifies `vasiṣṭhaḥ`.

रक्षांसि (rakṣāṁsi) - Rākṣasas, demons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil being, Rākṣasa

Note: Object of `apāvadhīt`.

अपावधीत् (apāvadhīt) - he killed, destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of han

Aorist 3rd person singular

from root `han` (to strike, kill) with prefix `apa-`

Prefix: apa

Root: han (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

indeclinable formed from `tad` with the suffix `trā`

Note: Adverb of place.

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

Note: Object of `avindata`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `panthānam`.

अविन्दत (avindata) - he found, obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vid

Imperfect 3rd person singular

from root `vid` (to find, obtain), `vid` class 6 (vidati) or class 7 (vetti)

Root: vid (class 6)